Population
Houma
32,760
Rome
37,754
Median Income
Houma
$54,637
Rome
$51,106
Home Value
Houma
$207,900
Rome
$214,700
Rent
Houma
$1,011
Rome
$976
Crime Rate
Houma
6.09
Rome
7.82
Cost of Living
Houma
93.8
Rome
94.8
Avg Temp
Houma
N/A
Rome
N/A
Unemployment
Houma
3.5%
Rome
4.5%
How Similar Are Houma & Rome?
Rome is Houma's #19 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Houma
32,760
Rome
37,754
Rome has a 13% larger population than Houma.
Violent Crime
Houma
6.09
Rome
7.82
Rome has a 22% higher violent crime than Houma.
Property Crime
Houma
35.36
Rome
31.94
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 10% difference.
Political Leaning
Houma
75.3%
Rome
70.7%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 6% difference.
Unemployment
Houma
3.5%
Rome
4.5%
Rome has a 23% higher unemployment than Houma.
Median Income
Houma
$54,637
Rome
$51,106
Both cities have similar median income — just a 6% difference.
Home Values
Houma
$207,900
Rome
$214,700
Both cities have similar home values — just a 3% difference.
Education
Houma
14.9%
Rome
18.6%
Rome has a 20% higher education than Houma.
Demographics
Houma
65.8%
Rome
54.8%
Houma has a 17% higher demographics than Rome.
Cost of Living
Houma
93.8
Rome
94.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Houma and Rome share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Houma leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Houma leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDHouma has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,102 vs $1,192 in Rome (8% lower). Houma scores 102.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 108.2 in Rome. Rome scores 89.1 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 91.8 in Houma.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHouma has a median property tax of $813 vs $2,116 in Rome (62% lower). Houma has a owner-occupied of 69.4% compared to 48.1% in Rome. Houma has a single-family homes of 83.9% compared to 65.0% in Rome.
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Jobs & Economy — Houma leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRome has a work from home of 7.0% compared to 3.3% in Houma. Houma has a unemployment rate of 3.5% compared to 4.5% in Rome. Houma has a poverty rate of 17.3% compared to 20.6% in Rome.
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Crime & Safety — Houma leads
Source: FBI UCRHouma has a violent crime clearance of 55.0% compared to 28.1% in Rome. Houma has a property crime clearance of 31.8% compared to 18.8% in Rome. Houma has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.26 compared to 0.81 in Rome.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauRome has a bachelor's degree or higher of 18.6% compared to 14.9% in Houma. Houma has a high school diploma or higher of 38.3% compared to 35.6% in Rome.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRome has a population of 37,754, about 1.2x the size of Houma (32,760). Houma skews younger with a median age of 35.1 vs 36.7.
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Houma
Rome
Healthcare — Houma leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareHouma: 3.5 vs Rome: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Houma leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHouma has a public transit of 0.7% compared to 0.1% in Rome. Rome has a bicycle of 0.0% compared to 0.0% in Houma. Rome has a work from home of 7.0% compared to 3.3% in Houma.
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